Vietnam Revises Postal Law, Mandatory Real-Name Registration for Packages
The Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam submitted a draft revision of the Postal Law, requiring all mailed packages to be linked to the real-name information of the sender. This aims to achieve traceability throughout the logistics lifecycle, and cross-border sellers need to cooperate with system integration and compliance adaptation.
What are the key facts?
- 1New regulation: All packages must have a unique identification code
- 2Core content: Mandatory real-name registration for senders
- 3Supervision scope: Covers the entire chain from collection, sorting, transportation, to delivery
What happened?
In the draft revision of the Postal Law, the Ministry of Science and Technology proposed that all packages must have a unique identification code, and real-name registration of the senders is mandatory. Postal enterprises must verify identities and retain data to strengthen digital oversight of circulating goods.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
Logistics compliance costs for cross-border sellers in the Vietnamese market will increase. They must ensure their shipping systems can meet real-name registration requirements to avoid customs clearance delays due to missing information.